{"product_id":"tulbaghia-violacea","title":"Tulbaghia violacea 'Purple'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the plant\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tulbaghia violacea, better known as society garlic, is a clump-forming South African \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-perennials\"\u003eperennial\u003c\/a\u003e grown for its long summer show of starry lilac-pink flowers. The slim grey-green leaves smell faintly of garlic when brushed, which many gardeners find helps keep a few pests at bay. It carries an RHS Award of Garden Merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is the one plant here to keep an honest eye on in winter. It is rated H3, which means it is fine outdoors in mild, coastal and city gardens but wants protection where hard frosts are common. The flowers appear over a long run from midsummer into autumn, held on bare upright stems above the foliage, and they are a magnet for \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003ebees and butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e. In colder gardens the leaves die back and the plant rests below ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun and sharp drainage are the two things it really wants. Free-draining loam or sandy soil suits it, and it thrives in pots, gravel gardens and hot, sunny borders. It reaches around 50cm in height and spread. In a container you can simply move it somewhere frost-free for the coldest months, which is the easiest way to keep it happy long term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGetting it established\u003c\/strong\u003e: Water while it is in growth through spring and summer, then keep it much drier over winter. In open ground in a cold area, a deep dry mulch over the crown gives useful insurance. Clumps build up steadily and can be lifted and divided in spring to make more plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom our nursery\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eGrown on outdoors\u003c\/a\u003e in a 9cm pot and hardened off, ready to plant out or pot up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"9cm \/ 0.5L","offer_id":58184446476671,"sku":"TULBVIOPURP9","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/tulbaghia.jpg?v=1786804805","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/tulbaghia-violacea","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}